Building Buzz Beyond the Blog

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Management Craft has a post about using a blog to build your career.  Here’s what Lisa Haneberg has to say:

I have long been critical of the traditional way we go about finding the best talent. You can see some of my thoughts in this post called, Resumes are So Yesterday.

Here is an interesting example of how people can be creative and use blogs to build their career.

Check out Sebastian's approach on this blog:

He shared the types of projects or jobs that would interest him.

He offered a summary of his talents and experiences.

Shared his career goals.

Shared the work he is NOT interested in.

And Sebastian put himself out there - everything in the open. I think this is a great approach and a company can learn a lot about someone by reading their blog.

Recruiters should be reading bloggers with functional expertise they seek. It's like cheating because by the time you get to the interview, you already know a lot about the person. TONS more than the average and useless resume might offer.

Lisa is correct.  You need to “put yourself out there”.  However if you are waiting for recruiters to search blogs for the talent you have to offer you’ll be waiting for a long time. 

People with Career Intensity make their own opportunities.  Blogs are just one weapon in their personal buzz creation arsenal.  They also network like crazy by keeping their contacts fresh. They send random notes to people they admire and they work hard at giving to others without an expectation of anything in return.

These are some of the best ways to generate personal buzz.  How many have you done today?

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Comments

[Sebastian]

I did not put myself out there to let myself be found be recruiters but of course to generate buzz. As has been often said before, it's not the number of readers that matter, but who reads a blog. And with the network I had built I think using the blog was a smart choice, otherwise we would never have this conversation right now.
And of course the blog is only one part of my job search.